Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday re-issued the stay at home order for the city under the spectre of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Lance Bottoms’ actions mirrored the state of emergency she issued a week ago as a strategy to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus.
The mayor has been coordinating with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on executive orders at a time when the national response has been mixed.
The revised city of Atlanta order clarifies some exemptions as follows:
- Adds an exemption for landscaping and print shops
- and clarifies that package stores, such as liquor stores and wine shops, bike shops, and the insurance industry, are also exempt.
Lance Bottoms also fundamentally differs on the governor’s approach to stay at home orders, where Kemp has said he wants the local officials to lead.
During the virtual town hall Gov. Brian Kemp explained his decision not to issue a statewide stay at home order. ATL Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said while she respects the Gov’s position she “would have a stay at home order for the entire country.” #MorningRushATL pic.twitter.com/W0FvqFQqx7
— Nick Sturdivant (@N_SturdivantTV) March 27, 2020
Speaking to CNN, Lance Bottoms said, This could become an endless war for us if we don’t take this seriously and stop the spread.”
“This could become an endless war for us if we don’t take this seriously and stop the spread.” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms asks the federal government to take calls for help on shortage of equipment seriously amid the coronavirus crisis.https://t.co/HEOfhwLzK8 pic.twitter.com/jFBwzQg6xq
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 27, 2020
Atlanta Launches COVID-19 Website
To keep residents informed, Atlanta launched AtlSTrong.org, a new website that will serve as a COVID-19 resource hub for Atlantans.
The site also allows you to sign up for COVID-19 text alerts, request information on emergency fund assistance relief and more.
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. More definitive advice on health, please visit CDC.gov. Here are some helpful links:
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- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars